In France, domestic animals and pets are protected by law. The owner of an animal can not abuse, torture or kill with impunity. Since 2006, we can not make the trade skin dog (or cat) and its derivatives. The offering of dog meat is wrong. Dog fighting is a crime (Article 521-1 of the new Criminal Code) ... Despite this legislation, the dog is still the subject of abuse.

Subject leisure cruel
Just search on the internet to see, for example, that the dog fights still occur. Videos showing these bloody battles flood YouTube and Dailymotion. On Facebook, some even advertise it. A group of "facebookeurs" is moved in recently with the president of Facebook, urging him to close, for example, the "Pitbull Fighting SFAX" for "incitement to violence and illegal trade in animal puppies fight." The horror begins in effect before the fight. The dog usually comes from a farm underground, the 1999 law prohibiting the reproduction of "mastiffs" hex in the territory. The puppy is taken from its mother before being weaned. Locked in cellars or isolated places, the animal is then "trained" based violence and deprivation to become a veritable killing machine. To test his fighting, it leads to conspecifics or other animals (cats, rabbits, etc..) Stolen. If the abuser finds that his dog is not aggressive enough, he will violate more ... or get rid of.

Consumed our knowledge
the dog remains as an object of consumption. Many furs from Asia, especially China, which is the main actor, are covert dog skin fur "Asian wolf" or "wolf mountain". The dye makes them often unsuspected. Some objects such as drums, lint, etc.. are actually in dog skin. Other products, such as chewing bones, are also made ​​of "raw dog". If the dog meat is no longer marketed in France since the nineteenth century, warehouses dog meat fueled by illegal farms have recently been dismantled in the Doubs. And the Internet, in a few clicks, you can order dog bowls and casseroles.

Give it its proper place
in an open world, it is difficult to counteract all counterfeit and stop all the torture. To do this, he would have justice has the human and logistical resources. In the current context, it does not seem to be the priority. That's why One Voice argues for a change in the status of the dog that would ensure better protection and another at the heart of human society.

Of course, making something illegal does not, by itself, equal completely eradicating it. It is important to enforce the law and take punitive measures against perpetrators. May these poor animals be protected as they should.